Nara Prefectural Museum of Art（English）

Opening Hours

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

(Admission until 4:30 PM)

Closed
Every Monday (except public holidays), year-end and New Year holidays
※There may be temporary closures in addition to the above. Please contact
the museum for the most up-to-date information.

Admission

Museum Collection Exhibitions

Adults 400yen (300yen)

College and High School Students 250 yen (200 yen)

Junior High and Elementary School Students 150yen (100 yen)

Temporary Exhibitions

Admission fees to temporary exhibitions differ by exhibition.

For details about the admission fees, please inquire at our facility.

Gallery

Admission is free.

Triangle Museums

Visitors with a ticket stub from either the Nara National Museum or the Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City are eligible for a discount on the admission fee.

For details about the discount, please inquire at our facility.

Directions

The museum is 5 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station of the Kintestu Railway. Take Exit No.1 and head east toward the Nara Park.

From JR (Japan Railway) Nara Station take the Nara-Kotsu bus to the Kencho-mae (= Nara Prefectural Office) bus stop.

Address

10-6 Noboriōji-chō, Nara City 630-8213 Japan

TEL 0742-23-3968

FAX 0742-22-7032

The Nara Prefectural Museum of Art's collection primarily focuses on Japanese art, featuring exquisite works from the Kamakura period to the present. It also includes significant art and crafts deeply connected to Nara. As of the end of the Heisei era, the museum's collection has grown to over 4,600 items.

Donated Collection

Yoshikawa Kampo Collection

This collection, amassed by Yoshikawa Kampo, a researcher of cultural history and a Japanese-style painter, comprises approximately 2,000 items, including early modern paintings such as ukiyo-e and various crafts such as textiles. The collection traces the history of clothing and cultural customs from the Edo to Meiji periods and served as the inspiration for the establishment of our museum.

Yura Tetsuji Collection

This collection, gathered by the philosopher of history, Yura Tetsuji, consists of approximately 100 items, including notable works such as "Beauty" by Soga Shohaku and the "Autumn and Winter Landscape" attributed to Sesshu. The collection features Japanese paintings from the medieval to early modern periods, as well as Chinese paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, and crafts.

Ohashi Kaichi Collection

This collection, amassed by chemist Kaichi Ohashi, provides insight into the avant-garde trends in Japanese art during the 1950s and 1960s. It consists of approximately 500 paintings by artists such as Yuki Katsura, Tetsumi Kudo, Kazuo Shiraga, Tadashi Sugimata, Kota Suda, Waichi Tsudaka, and Tatsuoki Nambata.

Kenkichi Tomimoto's Works and Modern and Contemporary Art Connected to Nara

In addition to approximately 160 works by Kenkichi Tomimoto, a master of modern ceramics from Nara, we have an ongoing collection of works by modern and contemporary artists with strong ties to Nara. These artists include Bukichi Inoue, Shoen Uemura, Koji Kinutani, Kenkichi Sugimoto, Atsuko Tanaka, Ikko Tanaka, Tetsu Fusen, and Gyo Fumon.

100 Selections from the Our Collection

◎Paintings (Oriental and Pre-Edo)

◎Paintings (Modern and Contemporary)

◎Ukiyo-e

◎Collection of Works by Ceramicist Kenkichi Tomimoto

◎Sculpture

◎Crafts

◎Calligraphy

Google Arts and Culture

Please access our collection page using the link below.

Click Here.

Collection Search

In March 2024, we published basic information about our major collections in collaboration with "SHŪZŌ," a nationwide museum collection search database operated by the National Center for Art Research (NCAR).

SHŪZŌ  全国美術館収蔵品サーチ「SHŪZŌ」 | アートプラットフォームジャパン (artplatform.go.jp)

National Center for Art Research (NCAR)  国立アートリサーチセンター (artmuseums.go.jp)

Nara Prefectural Museum of Art

10-6 Noborioji-cho, Nara City 630-8213 Japan

TEL:0742-23-3968

E-mail:

narakenmuseum(at)office.nara.pref.lg.jp